Posts Tagged ‘Change’
Like Salmon, Leaders Swim Upstream!
If you are going to have ideas ahead of the times, you will have to get used to living with the fact that most people are going to believe you are in the wrong! Bruce Lloyd I love this quote because it is a powerful reminder that leadership is not easy. The basic goal of…
Read MoreLeading Change (Step 6) – Generate Short-Term Wins
Implementing change is hard. To keep the momentum for change alive, leaders can create quick wins.
Read MoreTo Innovate You Must Experiment and Fail!
If you have an organization where people are scared of failing that they won’t take the risk of learning something new, you don’t get the innovation that’s required to grow. Gary Smith This quote from Gary, the CEO of Ciena Corporation, is a great reminder that mistakes are opportunities in disguise. On his way to greatness,…
Read MoreBold Leadership: Vision Without Fear
Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them. Robert Jarvik What is Bold Leadership? This is a great quote from the designer of the artificial heart. It makes sense that a visionary leader does not live in fear. Fear is paralyzing and a fearful individual…
Read MoreLeading Change (Step 5): Empower Broad Based Action
To make change happen, leaders have to remove organizational barriers. They have to empower others to act.
Read MoreNature’s Way for Innovative Problem Solving
Some of the best wisdom for management problem solving is found in nature which after all was created by the wisest being that exists. For some, this might sound like an impractical way to deal with workplace problems. The truth is however that the natural world is full of breakthrough solutions. Innovative problem solving occurs…
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